People cheat on their diets. People cheat on tests. People may cheat on their taxes. But would a kidney stone patient lie about their water consumption? Or, perhaps, just plain lose track of it? No, of course not. But…just in case…here is the high-tech fashionable...

Have you ever seen someone with hands on the lower back suffering from intense pain and describing it as “the worst pain they ever experienced?” Chances are he/she has kidney stones. Conveying him/her to the hospital should be your top priority. So what...

Most people don’t know that 4 out of 10 young men who have testicular torsion will lose the affected testicle. Testicular torsion causes testicular pain. If you have it without getting medical care within a given time period, you could lose the testicle. How...

Each year, urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for close to 10 million doctor visits. Men, women and children can get UTIs, but women are four times more likely than men to get one. Understanding Your Urinary System Your urinary system is your body’s main...

Bladder cancer is not a widely known disease despite being the 6th most common cancer in the United States. As a Las Vegas urologist who diagnoses and treats this disease, my patients often ask questions about how it develops. My patients also want to know about signs...

Sometimes prostate obstruction does not cause the bladder to not empty enough, but does cause thickening and strengthening of the bladder muscles but also quite a bit of irritability of the bladder. This is a situation where prostate obstruction AND overactive...